Mrs. Peng didn't expect that Jian Ning and the others would follow her to the kitchen. She was thinking all the way here, this is bad, I'm afraid Jian Ning is really the lost daughter of the mansion, at first glance she looks very similar to the princess.

It’s bad, it’s bad. What should the fourth young lady do now?

Princess Pingnan only gave birth to a pair of twin daughters. One died of illness when she was less than three years old, and the other was lost when she was less than five years old. Logically, the two daughters born to Min naturally became the eldest and second daughters.

But Prince Pingnan disagreed, and he always called them the Third Miss and the Fourth Miss according to the order of age.

Min was determined to marry her youngest daughter to Prince Yong, dreaming that once Prince Yong inherited the throne, her daughter would become the mother of a country. She painstakingly planned to make her daughter a legitimate daughter, because Prince Yong had clearly stated that he would not marry a bastard as his principal wife, and she could only be a concubine like herself.

If she was a concubine, even if Prince Yong inherited the throne, her daughter would not have the chance to become the queen. Mrs. Peng was still fantasizing that when the fourth daughter became the queen in the future, she could go to the palace and show off her power. Now that the legitimate daughter has returned, it's bad news.

She was so anxious that she paced around the kitchen for a few times. She had just poured the ginseng soup from the casserole into a bowl and put it on a tray, thinking of sending it over and then hurried to inform Concubine Min, but she didn't expect Jian Ning and the others to come and block her at the door.

"Go, bring the ginseng soup in her hand over to show the eldest lady." Old Madam Huo instructed the maid she brought with her.

What's so good about a bowl of ginseng soup? Mrs. Peng didn't care and let the maid take it to Jian Ning for inspection.

Jian Ning opened the lid, picked up the silver spoon on the tray and stirred the bowl. In addition to ginseng slices, there were more than ten kinds of nourishing herbs such as angelica, white peony, cinnamon, etc. No wonder the princess had trouble sleeping. Excessive nourishment would cause the blood and qi to surge, resulting in sleep disorders, which would lead to mental depression and physical fatigue in the long run.

"Who told you to stew so many kinds of tonics in one pot?" Jian Ning looked at Mrs. Peng with eyes as sharp as knives.

"These are all expensive tonics. How can ordinary people afford them? The princess has been ill for a long time. If it weren't for the mistress of the mansion remembering the old friendship between sisters, who would be willing to spend so much money..."

“Bang!”

Before she could finish her words, Mrs. Huo slapped her loudly.

Madam Huo's maid followed suit and spat in her face, "Bah! Shameless old woman, who is the mistress of the house? I'm afraid you've been blinded by greed!"

Mrs. Peng was stunned at first by the slap from Madam Huo. When she came to her senses, she howled like a pig being slaughtered, and then tried to pounce on Madam Huo to fight with her, but Jian Ning grabbed her arm and she couldn't move at all.

"Someone come quickly, come and see, the old lady from the Taifu Mansion is bullying our Pingnan Prince Mansion..." She couldn't break free from Jian Ning's restraints but could still speak, so she started shouting at the top of her voice.

She was so angry that she started cursing at Madam Huo and Jian Ning, hurling all sorts of curse words at them. Even the usually good-tempered Concubine Li was furious. She pointed at her and shouted to the maids and servants who had rushed over after hearing the news: "This is outrageous! This Madam Peng has gone crazy! Tie her up and stuff a cloth in her mouth. Let's see if she can still make trouble!"

"You dare to scold me, young lady? I think you are really old and confused. You are at the end of your life!"

Concubine Li rarely got angry. Although she was a concubine, she was also the legitimate mistress of the mansion. She gave the order and several maids and servants rushed forward. Aunt Peng often relied on Concubine Min's power to show off her power and offended many people. Many servants in the main palace hated her, especially those in the kitchen.

The people in the kitchen were the first to rush over to deal with Mrs. Peng. Those who had been bullied by her in the past took the opportunity to retaliate.

One pinched hard, the other kicked secretly. Anyway, if Concubine Min asked about it, Concubine Li would be there to block it. They were just following orders. Mrs. Peng was so angry that her eyes widened and her facial features twisted in pain. Her mouth was stuffed tightly with a rag, so she couldn't curse. She was dragged away by several people like a dead dog.

Mrs. Peng was counting on Concubine Min to come and rescue her, but she had no idea that several groups of people had already run to report what happened in the main hall, but Concubine Min was tripped by Prince Yong and others in the flower hall in the front yard.

Prince Yong wanted to win over Prince Pingnan to his side, but Prince Pingnan only recognized orthodoxy and would support whoever was the crown prince. In desperation, he had to get in touch with Concubine Min.

Originally, it was Concubine Min who sent someone to invite him over today, intending to ask him to stop Madam Huo from bringing Jian Ning into Prince Pingnan's Mansion. Ever since the assassins hired by Concubine Min's brother-in-law, Shopkeeper Wang, failed one after another, they dared not act rashly, but they had been sending people to keep an eye on the Grand Tutor's Mansion and Huo Jincheng's residence.

This is so that we can take timely precautions in case Jian Ning comes to Beijing.

Her face was too similar to that of the princess, and Concubine Min didn't want her to break into the palace. In the morning, Yunniang brought A'man, Erniu and Sanniu out of the palace. The presence of two little girls in the Huo Mansion immediately attracted the attention of the stalkers, who quickly reported it to Concubine Min and Manager Wang.

Prince Yong was no fool. Although he had no impression of the Princess of Pingnan and did not know why Concubine Min had sent someone to invite him over to prevent Madam Huo and her men from entering the Prince of Pingnan's mansion, he did know that the Prince of Pingnan had lost his legitimate daughter. It took a moment for him to think that Jian Ning might be the Prince of Pingnan's legitimate daughter.

After thinking about this, he had a plan in mind. He had to find out whether Jian Ning was the legitimate daughter of King Pingnan or not. If she was, he could let bygones be bygones in order to do King Pingnan a favor. If not, he would kill Jian Ning and Ding Youtian to avenge his previous humiliation.

That's why he followed in.

With him around, Concubine Min had no choice but to sit with them in the hall. Seeing people reporting the news coming one after another, no one dared to step forward because Prince Yong was around, so they all dodged and waited aside.

Concubine Min knew that something was wrong and was extremely anxious. She secretly cursed Prince Yong for not only not being helpful enough to stop the people outside the door, but also following them in to interfere.

If it weren't for Prince Yong, Huo Jincheng and a country scholar, she would have left these two here for a long time.

Little did she know that Prince Yong had other plans. She did not want Jian Ning to return to the palace. Prince Yong thought that he would help Prince Pingnan recognize his lost legitimate daughter and then marry Prince Pingnan's concubine's daughter. Even if Prince Pingnan did not stand on his side in the future struggle for the throne, he would definitely not support the crown prince anymore.

Having made up his mind, he said to Concubine Min, "I met the princess when I was young. Now that I'm at your house, why not ask the princess to come out and see me."

He wanted to see whether Jian Ning, whom Concubine Min wanted to prevent from entering the palace, really looked like Princess Pingnan as he thought.

Otherwise, he couldn't figure out why Concubine Min wanted to stop Jian Ning from entering the palace.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Min cursed Prince Yong inwardly, but she had to put on a smile and said, "My sister, the princess, has been bedridden for many years and her temperament is unstable. It is really not appropriate for her to meet with guests."

She just wanted to send Prince Yong away quickly, but Prince Yong showed no intention of leaving. At this time, the head maid beside her could not help but come in and report, "Mother Peng has been locked up by Concubine Li's order. Madam Huo and the female doctor just went in to see the princess."

"What? Why did you lock up Mother Peng?"